Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 11720
Country/Region: Ethiopia
Year: 2009
Main Partner: ICF International
Main Partner Program: ICF Macro
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,500,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $1,500,000

Macro International

THIS IS A NEW ACTIVITY

In the year 2000 and 2005 the first two rounds of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) were conducted in

Ethiopia. Since then, DHS has become an important source of health statistics in the country. The results of

the two surveys have been used to measure the progresses of national programs, and set targets in major

policy and planning documents such as the Health Service Development Program III.

The 2005 EDHS was unique in that it was the first in Ethiopia to provide national level HIV prevalence data.

This and the behavioral data added to our understanding of the epidemic in Ethiopia, and helped program

people to better focus interventions. Moreover, key data on reproductive health, service utilization, nutrition

of children and women and other set of indicators made DHS a critical input to the multisectoral response to

HIV/AIDS and overall development programming.

The next round of EDHS is in 2010 and preparations for the survey and data collections are expected to

occur in late FY09. EHNRI and CSA are the coordinating bodies from the GOE side; however, most of the

resources for the survey including technical assistance and funding will be solicited from different donor

organizations including PEPFAR. The technical consideration for FY09 states that in the first five years of

PEPFAR, countries are required to support at least two surveys to provide two data points to assess

progress.

This activity will support the design and implementation of the EDHS 2010 and subsequent dissemination of

its findings. It will leverage resources from other donor organizations including GOE, USAID Health, and

UNFPA.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

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